TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
Architectural Review Board
302 Main Street Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475-1741
Telephone (860) 395-3131 FAX (860) 395-1216
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman David Wight called the regular meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members Absent Members
David Wight, Chairman Elizabeth Swenson, Vice Chair
Jonathan Gibbs, Regular Member Guy Pendleton, Alternate Member
Kingmon Snow, Regular Member
Attendant Staff
Janet Vinciguerra, Recording Clerk
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. “Seaside Wine” Sign
118 Main Street (Map 37 / Lot 103)
Central Business B-1 District
Applicant/Agent: Russell Aglio
Mr. Russell Aglio was present. The proposed street sign will be a maximum of 10 feet high. The actual Seaside sign will be 2 x 3 feet leaving room for another sign below it for the second tenant of the building. The sign will be placed in the Northwest corner of the property adjacent to the sidewalk. There will be no illumination. Mr. Aglio stated the posts will be wood and kept natural as opposed to the blue in the submitted sign drawing. The board members suggest painting the wood posts white to make the Seaside sign lettering standout. The board members also suggested to center the lettering vertically in the rectangular field. The board would also like to see simpler finials on the posts such as 45-degree pyramids.
MOTION to recommend approval of the street sign with the following recommendations:
1. vertically center the lettering on the rectangular field
2. the posts to be painted white
3. simpler finials on the posts such as 45 degree pyramid caps.
MOVED by J. Gibbs SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs and K. Snow.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none. APPROVED: 3-0-0.
B. “Stop & Shop Utility Bldg” Modification to Previously Approved Site Plan
665 Boston Post Road (Map 36 / Lot 103)
Shopping Center Business B-2 District
Applicant/Agent: Matthew Rubin
Mr. Henry Cooney was present. Mr. Cooney stated that the only modification requested is to change from using a pre-cast concrete building to using concrete blocks. Only the outside texture of the building will change. All dimensions and other details will remain the same as previously approved.
MOTION to recommend approval of the substitution of materials as submitted as the only change to the approved site plan with the following recommendation: create an accent band coarse masonry above the door and under the louver vents to break up the height around all four sides by using smooth or different color material.
MOVED by J. Gibbs SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs and K. Snow.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none. APPROVED: 3-0-0.
IV. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes – A quorum of members from the September 11, 2006 meeting was not present. Approval for the September 11, 2006 minutes will be continued until the next regularly scheduled meeting on October 23, 006.
MOTION to approve the minutes of 9/25/06 as presented.
MOVED by J. Gibbs SECONDED by K. Snow
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs and K. Snow.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none APPROVED: 3-0-0.
B. Correspondence – Minutes, agendas and notices from other Land Use boards and commissions were handed out.
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
1. Design Excellence Award – members drafted the program for the October 24, 2006 Land Use Quarterly meeting.
2. Mr. Snow informed the board that he met with Town Planner Christine Nelson earlier in the day to discuss developing new lighting guidelines for internally illuminated signs and outside fixtures. Mr. Snow will be working on this project over the next several weeks.
V. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 9:16 p.m. until the next regular meeting on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 302 Main St.
MOVED by K. Snow SECONDED by J. Gibbs
IN FAVOR: D. Wight, J. Gibbs and K. Snow.
OPPOSED: none. ABSTAINED: none. APPROVED: 3-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Janet S. Vinciguerra, Recording Clerk
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